Your nearby dentist, one metro stop from North Sydney
Nest Dental is at Suite 99, 545 Pacific Highway, St Leonards. From Victoria Cross Metro it is a single stop to Crows Nest and a short walk to our door, or three stops on the North Shore line from North Sydney Station. Driving up the Pacific Highway takes around 8 minutes.
One metro stop from the North Sydney CBD
North Sydney runs on two clocks. There is the working day around Miller Street, Walker Street and Greenwood Plaza, where the towers empty into the food court at midday and refill by one, and there is the residential side of the suburb, the apartments above the shops and the streets running down towards North Sydney Oval where people actually live and stay for years.
Since Victoria Cross Metro opened, the distance between those towers and our practice has effectively collapsed. Crows Nest is a single stop of about 2 minutes, and the Crows Nest entrances sit on the Pacific Highway a short walk from Suite 99. On the older line, North Sydney Station to St Leonards is three stops through Waverton and Wollstonecraft, and driving the 2.5 km north up the highway is around 7 to 8 minutes.
North Sydney is not short of dental practices, so the only sensible reason to travel two kilometres north is what you get when you arrive. Everything from a check-up to implants and cosmetic work happens at this one address, the appointment is not cut short to keep a corporate diary moving, and the trip back to your desk before the afternoon block is a few minutes on the metro.
Dr Viki Karassellos sees most of the North Sydney patients who book around a work day, from early morning check-ups before a nine o'clock start to evening appointments after the towers empty. Our dentists have each been practising for more than 25 years, and North Sydney patients stay with the dentist they choose rather than whoever the diary offers that week.
Why North Sydney patients choose Nest Dental
A trip measured in stops, not half a morning
Victoria Cross Metro to Crows Nest is one stop of about 2 minutes, and the Crows Nest entrances on the Pacific Highway leave a short walk to our door. North Sydney Station to St Leonards is three stops on the North Shore line, and driving up the highway from the North Sydney CBD is around 7 to 8 minutes. Getting back to a desk near Greenwood Plaza afterwards is a few minutes on the metro rather than a lost afternoon.
The full range of treatment under one roof
North Sydney workers and residents are often bounced between a highway shopfront practice for check-ups and somewhere else for anything larger. Here, check-ups, fillings, gum care, crowns, implants and cosmetic work happen in the same rooms with the same records, so a plan that starts at a lunchtime appointment does not turn into a series of trips to different addresses.
Choose a dentist and keep them
People living in the towers around Miller Street and Walker Street tell us they have never seen the same dentist twice. You choose a dentist at your first visit and stay with them, so a worn edge or an old crown is watched by someone who saw it last year. Our dentists have each been practising for more than 25 years, and appointments are not squeezed into a rushed corporate slot.
Judgement-free care and claiming at the desk
Plenty of North Sydney patients arrive after a few busy years of putting it off, often after changing jobs or moving offices. We do not comment on the gap. We deal with anything sore first, move to prevention from there, claim your rebate on the spot through HICAPS, and are a preferred provider with NIB, CBHS, TUH, Union Health and smile.com.au, which may reduce out of pocket costs on routine visits. Evening and Saturday hours and same-day emergency appointments are there when a work day will not bend.
Dental care that fits a North Sydney work day
The most common thing we hear from people working in North Sydney is that an appointment cannot be allowed to eat a whole afternoon. So we book to a finish time rather than a vague window, and we tell you before you leave the office whether the work will be done today or whether it needs a second visit. One stop back to Victoria Cross means you are at your desk again well inside a long lunch.
For residents rather than commuters, the ask is different. The towers and terraces around Miller Street, Walker Street and North Sydney Oval have a steady population who want a practice they can stay with, and a set of records that follows them instead of restarting each time they change practices. Families from the school corridor that fills the suburb each morning book siblings back to back so one trip covers everybody.
Either way, cost is set out before treatment begins. We put staged treatment such as crowns or implants in writing, claim health fund rebates at the desk through HICAPS, and can spread larger work across health fund years. Nothing is added on the day without you agreeing to it first.
Popular treatments with North Sydney patients
Check-up and clean
A prevention visit that fits inside a North Sydney lunch break.
Emergency dentist
Same-day care one metro stop from Victoria Cross.
Tooth fillings
Tooth coloured fillings, usually finished in a single appointment.
Clear aligners
Short reviews that suit a North Sydney working week.
Teeth whitening
Supervised whitening with the likely result explained honestly first.
Crowns and bridges
Rebuilding worn teeth without a string of long appointments.
Dental implants
Long-term tooth replacement planned and placed at one address.
Kids dentist
Relaxed first visits for children from North Sydney families.
Our Team
Meet Our Dentists
Our dentists have each been practising for over 25 years. That's thousands of treatments, thousands of conversations, and a deep understanding of what patients actually need.
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Dr. Carlos Turk
General Dentist
Dr. Diana Arcila
Special interest in periodontics and implants
Dr. Viki Karassellos
General Dentist
Dr. Sandra Pedram
Special Interest in Orthodontics & Cosmetic Dentistry
The Nest Dental difference
At Nest, we focus on smarter dental care with a softer touch. Our team takes a judgement-free, prevention-first approach that puts your comfort and your smile at the centre of every visit. We are dedicated to creating and protecting healthy smiles for all ages.
Why people love Nest Dental
"I've been seeing the team at Nest Dental for the past year and have always felt well looked after. From my initial meeting with the team through to my recent visits, the team took time to explain each step clearly and answered all my questions. As someone who feels nervous about the dentist, I appreciated how patient and professional everyone was."
Ashley M
St. Leonards
"I recently came back to the dentist at Nest after not visiting for too long. I really appreciated the judgment-free way they engaged with me, no shame, no guilt. The way the whole team dealt with me from start to finish was amazing. They took the time to explain everything, answer my questions and keep me informed throughout. I really felt supported and comfortable during my visits."
Elizabeth
Chatswood
"From my first visit to Nest Dental, I've been impressed by how clearly everything was communicated. The team took the time to listen, talk things through, and answer my questions, which helped me feel confident and at ease. Everyone has been consistently friendly and attentive."
Gabby H.
North Sydney
Getting here from North Sydney
Driving
From the North Sydney CBD allow around 7 to 8 minutes: head north on the Pacific Highway through Crows Nest and continue to St Leonards near Royal North Shore Hospital. Suite 99, 545 Pacific Highway is on the ground floor.
Where to park
Metered street parking runs along the side streets off the Pacific Highway, and the Forum precinct parking stations are a few minutes walk from reception when the highway spaces fill during hospital changeover.
Public transport
Victoria Cross Metro to Crows Nest is a single stop and leaves a short walk down the Pacific Highway. North Sydney Station to St Leonards is three stops on the North Shore line. Buses also run the length of the Pacific Highway between the two centres.
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